Obituary: Raymonda CondleyRaymonda Ann Condley, age 70, of Atkins, died Oct. 9, 2016, at the Arkansas Hospice River Valley Home. She was born May 14, 1946, in Okmulgee, Okla., to Raymond and Meva Godwin Worley. She was a special education teacher in the Dover School District. In the summer she loved to travel the state of Arkansas. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her step-mother, Joann Opper Worley. Survivors include her husband of 42 years, Veo...

Obituary: Onis WhiteOnis Will White Jr., 72, of Russellville died Monday, Oct. 10, 2016, at Stella Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation in Russellville. The son of Onus Sr. and Clora Mae (Campbell) White, he was born April 24, 1944, in Muskogee, Okla. He was a truck driver for Tyson Foods, Inc., and he enjoyed hunting, fishing and watching John Wayne movies. He was preceded in death by his wife, Louella White; and his parents. Survivors include his son, Jimmy White; ...

Obituary: Larry BartonLarry Barton, 61, of Russellville, formerly of Plantation, Fla., passed away, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016, at Arkansas Hospice River Valley Home in Russellville. A son of David and Anna Sue (Brown) Barton, he was born Aug. 12, 1955, in Tampa, Fla. He was a graduate of South Plantation High School. He was an assistant manager with Publix Supermarkets. He was a lifetime member of the American Motorcycle Association and the Christian Motorcycle Associ...

Obituary: Richard BuchyATKINS — Richard E. (Dick) Buchy, 74, of Atkins, passed away at his home, on Oct. 7, 2016. He was born July 3, 1942, in Greenville, Ohio, to Edmund and Ruth Howard Buchy. He grew up there learning the meat packing trade at the family packing business, Charles G. Buchy Packing Company. He graduated from Greenville High School in 1960 and went on to Ohio State University graduating in 1969 with a B.S. in Animal Science, emphasis on meat science....

Obituary: John HohmannJohn F. Hohmann, age 89, of Russellville, died Monday, Oct. 10, 2016, at Selected Specialty Hospital in Fort Smith. He was born on April 27, 1927, in Fairmont, West Va., to John Edward and Mary Elizabeth Kisner Hohmann. John was a United States Marine in World War II, a master mason and a member of Saint John Catholic Church. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Mary; and all of his brothers and sisters. Survivors include his son...

AP FACT CHECK: Trump, Clinton and their debate claimsWASHINGTON — Donald Trump mischaracterized the record on Hillary Clinton's defense of her husband and her own treatment of women when he brought up Bill Clinton's sexual history and other episodes of the past. Clinton didn't give a square account of the fallout from her email practices. A look at some of the claims in the second presidential debate: TRUMP, asked whether the predatory behavior with women that he described in a 2005 video amount...

Takeaways: Trump aggressive, Clinton steady in tense debateST. LOUIS — His candidacy spiraling out of control, Donald Trump faced Hillary Clinton on the debate stage Sunday night in the most critical moment of his political career. Questions about Trump's preparation, policy knowledge and temperament all were overshadowed by the political fallout from Friday's release of a video that captured the Republican presidential nominee making predatory sexual comments about women a decade earlier. With tensio...

Faulkner County clerk wants lesser charge in tampering caseCONWAY — An attorney for the Faulkner County clerk who's charged with felony tampering with public records says he will ask a judge to consider a lesser charge in the case. The Log Cabin Democrat (http://bit.ly/2dkoUWr ) reports that Margaret Darter was charged in October 2015 after Faulkner County prosecuting attorney Cody Hiland asked Arkansas State Police to conduct a criminal investigation into the date elected officials filed their Statem...

UALR's law school gets grant for business innovation clinicLITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas at Little Rock's law school has received a $1 million grant to create the state's first business innovation clinic. The grant from the Arkansas Attorney General's Office was announced Friday for UALR's William H. Bowen School of Law. The new clinic will focus on providing business law advice and services to small businesses, nonprofit organizations and others. Law students, under the supervision of a bu...

Arkansas man sentenced to life in death of 90-year-old womanAn Arkansas man who prosecutors say had become obsessed with zombies and wanted to know what it would feel like to kill someone was sentenced to life in prison Friday in the fatal shooting of a 90-year-old woman. A Craighead County jury sentenced Jordan Tarver, 31, of Bay to three life terms, plus 22 years, after finding him guilty earlier in the day of capital murder, kidnapping, aggravated residential burglary, abuse of a corpse, theft of pr...

Obituary: Sarah WhitfordDARDANELLE — Sarah Frances Whitford, age 80, of Pottsville entered the gates of Heaven on Friday, Oct. 7, 2016, at UAMS in Little Rock. She was born May 25, 1936, in Dardanelle to the late Christopher Columbus Grace and Cleo Effie Moore. Sarah was the youngest child in the Grace family of 15 children. Sarah is survived by her husband of almost 60 years, Everette Lee Whitford; daughters and sons-in-law Kathy and Lee Cate of Daytona, Fla., Kimma...

Obituary: Richard BuchyATKINS — Richard E. (Dick) Buchy, 74, of Atkins passed away at his home on Oct. 7, 2016. He was born July 3, 1942, in Greenville, Ohio, to Edmund and Ruth Howard Buchy. He grew up there learning the meat packing trade at the family packing business, Charles G. Buchy Packing Company. He graduated from Greenville High School in 1960, went on to Ohio State University graduating in 1969 with a B.S. in Animal Science, emphasis on meat science. Afte...

Obituary: Gloria LuninghamATKINS — Gloria Mae Bishop Luningham, 59, of Russellville, went to be with her Lord on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016, at her home. She was born Jan. 4, 1957, in Terrell, Ark., daughter of Charles Issac and Stella Mae Harris Bishop. She was preceded in death by her parents, six brothers; Johnny, Issac, Charles, Kenneth, William and Jerry Bishop; and numerous other family members. Gloria was a loving wife. She loved games, puzzles, and animals and was ...

Obituary: Patricia BuchananATKINS — Patricia A. Buchanan, 68, of Atkins died Thursday, Oct 6, 2016, at Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center in Russellville. She was born in Mesa, Ariz., on April 30, 1948, the daughter of Calvin and Anna Faye Wortman Cooper. She was retired from Friendship Services in Russellville. She is survived by her husband; James Meldon Buchanan, son and daughter-in-law; James Calvin and Pamela Buchanan, daughter; Mary Buchanan and grandchildren; E...

Obituary: Raymond KeeseeRaymond, “Buck” Keesee, 94, of Pottsville passed away Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016, at Russellville Nursing Center, surrounded by his loving family. He was born April 7, 1922, in Hollis, Okla., to Pete Kessee and Mary Holtzclaw Keesee. He is preceded in death by his parents; two children, Barbara Garner and Wayne Keesee; granddaughter, Melissa Keesee; three brothers and sisters. He is survived by his son, Travis Keesee, Pottsville; eight grandchildr...

90 minutes of fire: Trump, Clinton trade charges, insultsST. LOUIS — In a bitter debate filled with tension and insult, Hillary Clinton declared that Donald Trump's vulgar comments about women reveal "exactly who he is" and prove his unsuitability to be president. Firing back, he accused her of attacking women involved in Bill Clinton's extramarital affairs and promised she would "be in jail" if he were president. Trump, who entered Sunday night's debate desperate to steady his floundering campaign,...

Hurricane's blow was less than feared; 'We are blessed'CHARLESTON, S.C. — A weakening Hurricane Matthew lashed Georgia and the Carolinas on Saturday in what appeared to be the last leg of its march up the East Coast, leaving in its wake millions of Americans relieved that one of the most fearsome storms on record in the U.S. wasn't that bad after all. The hurricane was blamed for at least 10 deaths in the U.S., including that of a 68-year-old Georgia man who died when two trees fell on his home. A...

Americans back at job huntWASHINGTON -- Drawn by steady hiring and slightly higher pay, more Americans began looking for work in September, a sign of renewed optimism about the U.S. job market. The influx of job seekers sent the unemployment rate up slightly as more Americans were counted as unemployed. Taken as a whole, Friday's jobs report from the government painted a picture of a resilient economy that could keep the Federal Reserve on track to raise interest rates...

Air Force Airman graduationU.S. Air Force Airman Markise D. Daniels graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training also earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the ...